Category Archives: Richard’s Posts

June 7th: On the road by 8:35AM, we’re getting good at this!  We were aiming for Eighty Mile Beach which is between Port Hedland and Broome.  But whilst we were packing up, a woman told us that a few days … Continue reading →

Wednesday  June 5th: We had planned to make our way north today but decided to stay one more day for minor repairs to the Camper Trailer door.  The children used the time to update their journals. June 6th:  Left the … Continue reading →

Woke up to a beautiful day; blue sky and a gentle breeze.  Ems and Ollie wasted no time getting up and dressed, and had their breakfast in double quick time, they even did the washing up without being asked!  After … Continue reading →

Spent the day at Sandy Bay, another of our favourite beaches here.  Didn’t do any snorkelling , just played games on the beach.  Ollie and I have invented a new one called “Rocketbase” which is a bit like Tennis but … Continue reading →

It was windy again last night but it quietened down after midnight, this morning was clear and pleasant so we decided to drive to Turquoise Bay which is one of our favourite beaches in the Cape Range National Park.  The … Continue reading →

We’re now in Exmouth on the Western Cape.  It’s a great place from which to access the Cape Range National Park and Ningaloo Marine Park.  The Ningaloo Reef is 260 kilometres long, it is Australia’s longest fringing reef and is … Continue reading →

On Saturday, May 25th we drove from Denham to Coral Bay (about 570 kilometres) stopping briefly at Carnarvon for fuel and supplies.  This is our first time in Coral Bay and we really like it.  The campsite is near the … Continue reading →

On Monday May 20th we left Perth several tonnes lighter and headed north.  Also, after quizzing some experienced Grey Nomads, I had put a lot more air in the tyres, so our fuel consumption was much improved. We stopped for … Continue reading →

We’re back in Perth taking a breather before heading north.  Also, Emily was in the school play on Thursday (Midsummer Night’s Dream); she shared the role of Helena with her class-mate Maria.  Hats off to Mrs Monday who directed, coached … Continue reading →

The last few days seemed to have flown by.  We spent Sunday in Dunsborough.  The sea was flat calm so we waded out to the sandbar which lies about 50 metres off shore.  The sea was also quite cold so, … Continue reading →